Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Engagement Meter looks at giving history (recency, years given, upgraded gifts), interactions (event attendance, volunteering, communication preferences, website visits), and e-mail (subscribes, opens, clicks) to give you a temperature reading on each donor in your database. . If so, you’re ready to make the ask! .

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Mail them a handwritten card. Even in an increasingly digital-first world, getting something in the mail is refreshing and can be heartwarming. Mail them swag or merch. . Come up with a simple script for a short video. Some things never go out of style. Order shirts, socks, hats, masks, pens, mugs, or other items.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Automate your thank-you sequences so that, if someone gives you two gifts in one month, they don’t receive the same generic script each time. Add “subscribe” buttons not only on your website, but also in the footer of your emails, in email signatures, on direct mail QR codes, and in your social media bios. Thank you’s. Peer to peer.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If they donate by check, you should send them a hard copy thank-you letter with tax information by regular postal mail, sent within two business days of when you receive their check. You can include a mail option and a QR code linking to an electronic survey. It helps to provide the people making calls with a script.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 16, 2021

This type of segmentation provides insight into the best way to deliver your message or how to encourage your donors to contribute, such as including a pre-stamped, self-addressed envelope in a direct mail campaign or directing them to an easy to use online donate button through an appeal you’ve posted on social media.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll find articles about: Opinions on Industry Trends, Topics in Behavioral Science, Whitepapers and Case Studies in Philanthropy, and Direct Mail and Online Fundraising. She was one of the first to publish about using social media for social impact and has lectured at Stanford University. BETH’S BLOG.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Automate your thank-you sequences so that, if someone gives you two gifts in one month, they don’t receive the same generic script each time. Add “subscribe” buttons not only on your website, but also in the footer of your emails, in email signatures, on direct mail QR codes, and in your social media bios. Thank you’s. Peer to peer.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc).

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

Your donor software should allow you to insert the donor’s name into the thank-you in either email or snail mail letters. It creates two pieces of mail or email for the donor to open and read. Create a brief script for everyone to follow, then give everyone a few names to call. I don’t like this approach.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

Giving was unevenly directed; donor perceptions of greatest need had an impact. direct mail, email, social media, text, phone, advertising, website), targeting different donor audiences. You can find a sample script here. Corporate giving, cash, and in-kind fell 6.1% (-7.3% adjusted for inflation). adjusted).

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2020

One of the interesting side effects of the widespread shutdown is that most people are getting fewer commercial emails and direct mail than usual, as businesses like hotels, restaurants, music and sporting venues, and travel agencies all put a halt to their marketing. You see a sample phone script for this call here. can get involved.”

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

I’m going to share 7 insanely easy online fundraising ideas that are making a huge impact for nonprofits. To add this code you’ll need access to place the script in the header or footer tags of your website. You can even connect the lead captures directly to a mailing list provider, like MailChimp. Live Chat Support.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. So when you’re following up, make sure that you’re prioritizing talking about the impact above even your fundraising goals. Impact is more important than fundraising goals. Makes sense.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2011

Give each board member a handful of phone numbers to call and a thank you script if you like. Even if they get voice mail the donor will appreciate the personal thanks from a board member. Add the donor to your mailing list to receive your annual holiday card, annual report, and/or newsletter. I prefer the phone call approach.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

POWERFUL demonstration of gift’s impact. Mail The gold standard is a prompt and personal mailed thank you letter. It’s why I advocate mailing a thank you letter to donors who give online, in addition to the immediate email receipt. Let them know they’ll receive their ‘official’ thank you later in the mail.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2013

The volume of searches for “ infographic ” has already surpassed searches for “ email marketing ” and will very soon be equal to searches for “ direct mail ”. Once you know what the data is telling you and the audience you want to reach, you can start to script out the story you want to tell. Staggering. One that sticks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

These are people who want to help amplify your message to increase your impact, share their passion, and recruit others to join the cause. . You want your ambassadors to be themselves, not a scripted version that resembles themselves and strips away the authenticity that made their relationship as an ambassador so powerful, to begin with.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And my mission is really to educate and empower nonprofit leaders and their teams with the knowledge and tools to scale their revenue and amplify their impact. on the next slide, we’ll talk about how it really affects the organization’s programming, fundraising, and overall impact. What will the impact be?

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

The next element that you should be sure to include in this note is the impact of the contribution. . Show Impact . Showing impact allows supporters to understand that their money isn’t just a paycheck for your organization—it’s accomplishing something that will help further your mission. Remember the stat from before?

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

The next element that you should be sure to include in this note is the impact of the contribution. . Show Impact . Showing impact allows supporters to understand that their money isn’t just a paycheck for your organization—it’s accomplishing something that will help further your mission. Remember the stat from before?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2021

After a ticket is purchased and committed to our database, I run a small SQL script to dynamically assign ticket numbers, which are inserted into the purchase verification email. . . It’s important to me to be able to make an impact within my organization and the best way I can do that is by using the tools and technology we have in place.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Without financial support through federal funding, grants, and generous donors it’s impossible to continue your important work (and make a big impact). . It’s one thing for you to say that your organization is dedicated to making a positive impact. can be a great way for nonprofits to show off the real, tangible impact they’re making.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

They do the mailing. So, if you want to reach those really big goals, and you were asking me what is one place where I could put some money where I could really see some impact, that would be my advice. Maybe you send one email, and you don’t do any direct mail. They write our appeals. They do the segmentation. This is it.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

They just want to give to something that matters to them and that will have a meaningful impact. But the vast majority do not. What Amount Is Considered a Major Gift? Many small nonprofits use $1,000 as the entry into major gift territory. And YOU get to decide what’s right for your organization.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

And I learned a lot about fundraising before the internet, when you just dialed for dollars and sent mailings and had a lot of house parties. . They made sure that we got to hear stories from some of these folks, but they put a face on what our impact would be if we gave. But I worked on a couple of political campaigns. She called.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And a lot of this content that I’m talking about today is in my book called “Cloudburst” on fundraising, you’ll find scripts and things in there you haven’t ever seen before. Does it have that big of an impact?” And then look at first-rate performance and impact. What does it really matter?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

” And then sometimes we have beliefs about others and about how people with wealth behave that really tends to impact the way we fundraise. What’s the limiting belief that might be impacting your fundraising? A lot of us are dealing with the unequal impact of COVID. Here’s one I hear a lot. perfection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 26, 2015

” Brian notes that it did not impact their annual campaign in a negative way at all. “Historically, the bulk of our fundraising at the Dalai Lama Foundation has been through a traditional end of year mailing. . ”Giving Tuesday as a big push to wrap the campaign because we used it as our ending deadline.”

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

” And then sometimes we have beliefs about others and about how people with wealth behave that really tends to impact the way we fundraise. What’s the limiting belief that might be impacting your fundraising? A lot of us are dealing with the unequal impact of COVID. Here’s one I hear a lot. perfection.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

Nonprofit annual report template 6 best practices for creating your annual report Tools for creating your nonprofit annual report 7 inspirational nonprofit annual report examples Ready to dive a little deeper into nonprofit annual reports and learn how you can craft yours to maximize the impact at your organization? Let’s get started.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

So, in 2019, into 2019, all of 2020, messaging was focused on the pandemic impact, the impact it had on your organization. And so I’ll do like a script with them. We typically send three mailed campaigns a year to our major donors.” So do the three mail campaigns and then also send them as a monthly donor.

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